n nThis collection of gripping crime stories n has become a classic. n The idyllic village in the Swiss mountains with its iconic luxury n hotel is not what it seems: some of the guests do not have n relaxation and winter sport on their minds -- but murder. n Death comes in many guises and in the most unlikely n locations: in the cosy surroundings of hotel bars, on sunlit ski n slopes and on thin ice. n At last, connoisseurs of crime fiction all over the world can n enjoy an English translation of these evocative tales of dark n foreboding. This book makes a wonderful travel companion, or n one can stay at home by the fire and enter a fascinating world n of passion and revenge. n Ulrich Knellwolf, a true master of irony and the n tongue-in-cheek, has produced a captivating collection of n wicked page-turners.n